Noccaea cypria
| Noccaea cypria | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Noccaea |
| Species: | N. cypria
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| Binomial name | |
| Noccaea cypria (Bornm.) F.K.Mey.
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Thlaspi cyprium Bornm. | |
Noccaea cypria, the Cyprus penny-cress, is a perennial herb, flowering from February to May.[2] This herb is a nickel hyperaccumulator with a recorded accumulation rate of 52,120 mg/kg of dry weight.[3]
Habitat
Moist rocky slopes and near streams on igneous rocks at 900–1900 metres elevation.
Distribution
Endemic to Cyprus, very common in the Troödos forest, but occurs in other areas as well: Khionistra, Prodromos, Kryos Potamos, Almyrolivadho, Pashia Livadhi, Papoutsa, Saranti, Lagoudhera, Platania, Kionia.
References
- ^ "Noccaea cypria (Bornm.) F.K.Mey". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
- ^ The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
- ^ [1] Majeti Narasimha Vara Prasad, Nickelophilous plants and their significance in phytotechnologies. Braz. J. Plant Physiol. Vol.17 no.1 Londrina Jan./Mar. 2005
- Flora of Cyprus Volume 1, Robert Desmond Meikle, Bentham-Moxon Trust, The Herbarium Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, 1985, ISBN 0950487643
- The Endemic Plants of Cyprus, Texts: Takis Ch. Tsintides, Photographs: Laizos Kourtellarides, Cyprus Association of Professional Foresters, Bank of Cyprus Group, Nicosia 1998, ISBN 9963-42-067-2
